Gentoo Archives: gentoo-scm

From: Fabian Groffen <grobian@g.o>
To: gentoo-scm@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-scm] Thin Manifests for git
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2010 08:21:44
Message-Id: 20100420082357.GB16150@gentoo.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-scm] Thin Manifests for git by "Jorge Manuel B. S. Vicetto"
1 On 20-04-2010 00:16:33 +0000, Jorge Manuel B. S. Vicetto wrote:
2 > >> Well, you are indeed right that the switch should be performed
3 > >> on a better fine-tuned basis as with the current solution, developers
4 > >> would have to manually trick portage into generating full Manifests for
5 > >> their current GIT repositories.
6 > >>
7 > >> Have you got any suggestions regarding the filename?
8 > >
9 > > 'thin_manifest' to enable usage of the DIST-only Manifest entries?
10 >
11 > Let's not add another one-time file for such changes.
12 > There was a talk sometime ago with Brian and Zac about adding a new file
13 > to repos to list the features they support - the manifest type could be
14 > one feature in that file.
15
16 Sounds good to me.
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20 Fabian Groffen
21 Gentoo on a different level